THREE men in Islington and Camden have been arrested after a Metropolitan Police crackdown on county lines drugs gangs.

During the busts the Met seized weapons, stashes of MDMA and cocaine, and £8,000 in cash. The arrests were part of a week-long operation at the beginning of the month, targeting county lines drugs gangs all over the country, with 415 arrests made in total.

The men, aged between 25 and 32, remain in custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Sarb Kaur said: “County lines devastate lives. It is so much more than drug dealing – it causes real, visible harm and has a wide-reaching impact on communities across London.

“Through warrants such as this one, we are dismantling organised crime groups whose drug dealing and county lines operations fuel the very violence and gang conflict that rips communities, including in Camden and Islington, apart.”